Lauderdale County coach Bob Grisham was punished by the Lauderdale County school board for disparaging comments, but was not fired. (The Huntsville Times/Glenn Baeske)

FLORENCE, Alabama -- Lauderdale County football coach Bob Grisham will keep his job, but he has been suspended without pay for 10 days and must attend sensitivity training after audio surfaced of him making anti-gay comments and other disparaging remarks about First Lady Michelle Obama earlier this month, according to a report in the TimesDaily.

Lauderdale County Board of Education members met in closed, executive session to discuss the matter Monday, according to the Florence newspaper. In addition to the suspension and training, the board also removed Grisham from teaching his psychology class.

Grisham was not quote in the story, but he previously told the paper that he misspoke in a debate-style discussion. A student recorded the exchange and it went public.